Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-09

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The Medical Convention.
lBy telegraph - tho DispatchJ
WASHINGTON, September S.-The
lobby az Albaugh's Opera House was
crowded this morning by doctors'
Toned into line TO await their turn at
the box Office window, where new tick
eta of admission 10 the evenings ban
quet were being delivered. The All
dience fer this reason was rather thin
when President Davis, at 10 o'clock,
called the congress 70 order.
The Secrotary-Gcnoral announced
the committee selected by President
Davis in compliance with the rcsolu-
lion adopted yesterday 90 determine
the place of meeting OF the Tenth In
ternational Medical Congress. The
committee is as follows Austria-Hun
gary, DIR. Fashas, Of Buda ; Perth, Bel
GUM, DR.. Servais, OF Antwerp; Brazil,
DIR. Frcvie, of Rio; China, Dr. Boone,
OF Shanghai France, DR.. Dandolt, of
Paris Germany, DR.. Martin, of Ber-
lin Great Britain, Dr. Pavy. of Lon
don italy, Or. Semmola, of Naples
japan, Or. Saga, of the Imperial Navy
Mexico, DR.. Albo4eda, of Mexico
Russia, Dr. Reyher, OF ST. Petersburg;
Spain, Dr. Mlalearda, of Seville
Sweden and Norway. DR.. Tillman, OF
Holmstadt ; Switzerland, DR.. Cordes,
of Geneva Turkey, Or. Post, Of Bel
mt; Egypt, Or. Grant Boy, of Cairo
United States, Medical Director GihOn,
United States navy.
1t was announced that the committee
would meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon
AT the Riggs House.
DR.. Atkinson, OF Philadelphia, one
Of the secretaries OF the congress, read
The following abstract Of the proceed
ings OF the section of "PubIic and In
ternOtionaI Hygiene"
After the reading by DIR. Domingo
Freyie, of Rio Janeiro, representa-
tive in the congress of the Brazilian
Government, of a paper entitled "Nac-
cination with Attenuated Culture of
Microbe Of Yellow-Fever," with de-
monstration of microbe under micro
scope, the following preamble and re-
solutions were adopted by sections
Whereas incubation against yellow
fever, if it proves successful after fur
tbor examination, is calculated TO beue-
FIT the human lace throughout the
world and whereas facts presented by
the experiments OF DR.. Domingo Frcvic
afford reasonable assurance of its pro-
tective influence in Rio de Janeiro
therefore
Rcsolrcg, That this section recon-
monds a cooperative investigation of
the results obtained by yellow-fever
incubation as protective against that
disease, and that adequate appropria-
tions by the Governments represented
in this compress be made for the pur-
pose.
RcsoIccd, That this action be COM
municated for consideration in the
General session OF the congress.
DIR. A. y. p. GGrnett, of this city, Of
fcred the following resolution
Whereas it is proposed TO hold at the
city Of Washington i'll 1892 an interna-
iioual celebration in honor of the four
hundredth anniversary of the discovery
Of America 10y Christopher Columbus
and an exposition of the history, arts,
and industries of all nations:
RcsOEcd, That the international
Medical Congress fayors this patriotic
movement and commends it to the ma
tons Of the world.
Surgeon Hamilton, of the marine
hospital service, seconded the motion.
Dir. Semmola, in behalf of the coun-
Try Of the discoveries birth, supported
the resolution briefly but eloquently,
and il was unanimously adopted.
The committee appointed to report
upon the place for the next meeting OF
the International Medical Congress de-
cided to report in favor of Berlin, Ger
many. The meeting will occur in 1890,
the day and month to be hereafter de
tcmincd. The report will be pre-
sonted to the congress tomorrow for
adoption. Berlin was selected in &C
cordancc with al understanding reached
NJ Copenhagen when Washington was
selected for the place of holding the
present meeting. Al that time America
and Germany were the chief cOmpeti
tors for the honor and it was decided
to hold the present congress in America
aud the following one in Germany.
The Other places mentioned at the
meeting of the committee today We're
ST. Petersburg, Paris, and Rome. As
the congress- had heretofore been held
In The two last-named cities, an under
standing was effected by which Russia
IN To bouorn1 novt after Germany